  HumbersidePolice made automotive headlines today in the UK after the departmentannounced that it has taken delivery of its first Lexus IS-F policecar. The 168mph (270km/h) rear-wheel drive sports sedan that is poweredby a 417HP 5.0-liter V8 engine will replace the current Subarusemployed by the Roads Crime Section. Special decals and LEDs aside, thepolice version of the IS-F is equipped with £30,000 (about $50k or€34k) worth of on-board computers and communications equipment.
 Thedepartment, which is responsible for policing the area covering theEast Riding of Yorkshire, the city of Kingston, North Lincolnshire andNorth East Lincolnshire, said that specially trained officers spent 12months evaluating a number of high performance vehicles before reachinga decision.
SergeantMike Peck of the Humberside Police Roads Crime Section said: "Thepurchase of the vehicle was far from an easy decision and involvedresearch and advice from the force fleet manager, financial managersand a vehicle dynamics expert."
"TheLexus was tested during a 12 month period along with similar vehiclesand proved itself to be ideally suited in providing a dynamically safehigh performance chassis along with an electronically stable platformfor the computer equipment. In the past this equipment has placed hugedemands on vehicles but the Lexus IS-F easily met with ourrequirements," Peck concluded.
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發表於 2009-7-28 09:38 AM
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